"because I like it" is definitely not a rationale.
let's not get too bogged down in semantics. Rationales have some kind of logical underpinning, regardless of whether the logic is flawed or not. Personal opinions don't need any logic. Perhaps you were raped as a child and just hate gingers because a ginger raped you. that's not a rationale for advocating anti-ginger legislation
Just like sympathy for the poor is not a rationale for advocating giving health care to them.
And as such, no one says, "we need to pass health care legislation because I feel sorry for the poor!" They always drown it in doublespeak. "If we don't...then...will happen! and it must not happen!"
and they refer to "human rights" and "moral imperatives" and such
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Date: 22/7/09 04:44 (UTC)let's not get too bogged down in semantics. Rationales have some kind of logical underpinning, regardless of whether the logic is flawed or not.
Personal opinions don't need any logic. Perhaps you were raped as a child and just hate gingers because a ginger raped you.
that's not a rationale for advocating anti-ginger legislation
Just like sympathy for the poor is not a rationale for advocating giving health care to them.
And as such, no one says, "we need to pass health care legislation because I feel sorry for the poor!"
They always drown it in doublespeak.
"If we don't...then...will happen! and it must not happen!"
and they refer to "human rights" and "moral imperatives" and such